Relationship between socio-economic status and knowledge about millet farming practices in Prayagraj and Bhadohi districts of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The current study was conducted mainly to determine the relationship between Socioeconomic status and knowledge about millet farming practices in the Prayagraj and Bhadohi districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The study was done three in blocks: Manda and Uruwa in Prayagraj, and Deegh in Bhadohi district. Four villages were selected from each block which involved a total of 120 millet growers. Data gathering was carried out through personalized interviews and aided by a well-developed questionnaire. We used the coefficient of correlation 'r' to analyze the interaction between millet growers and their knowledge practices. The study concluded that the majority of respondents were in the middle age group (58.34%), high school and intermediate level education (43.33%), 51.67% population belonged to other backward classes, and 68.34% belonged to farming experiences. found the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics and with level of knowledge of millet grower’s caste, farming experience, mass media exposure and extension contact were positive and significant. Its need to Government should provide more information about millet to the farmers through fairs, training and campaigning, etc.